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john boehner and the president of the united states, barack obama. what would be the optimal outcome of that debate as you lo at as a man who's dealing with the same kinds of problems? >> i'd say two things. one is we do need a resolution of this problem. i think the most immediate short-term problem facing the world economy-- i stress the word short term" is the u.s. fiscal cliff. i think if that is not resolved that is going to cause considerable problem for the world and indeed for the u.s. economy and it's already had some impact on the u.s. economy because it's delayed investment decisions. i think second it's entirely up to the elected representatives in the congress and the president to decide how they want to go about it. personally speaking, my personal view, i thought the plan that bowles and simpson put together looked pretty balanced. it's actually strikingly similar in many components to the british plan, about the same balanced tax and spending and about the same -- very similar proposals and corporate tax reform. so i think -- i don't
john boehner and the president of the united states, barack obama. what would be the optimal outcome of that debate as you lo at as a man who's dealing with the same kinds of problems? >> i'd say two things. one is we do need a resolution of this problem. i think the most immediate short-term problem facing the world economy-- i stress the word short term" is the u.s. fiscal cliff. i think if that is not resolved that is going to cause considerable problem for the world and indeed...
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you have as just reported in 20 countries protest against the united states. we were just reading reuters news. reporting u.s. sendi marines. >> we'll see. my rule is you can never escape the middle east. the middle east will always come back and something will happen there and we will focus our attention. but i still basically agree with ruth, unless things run out of control in part because despite the huffing and puffing there is really not a lot of partisan disagreement about most foreign policy issues. >> speak of the economy, the federal reserve announced yesterday this lightsest move to put money into the economy to try to get it moving, to try to get more hiring and more investing. ruth, what dow make of this, does it have an efct on the election? what about, i mean what its its overall affect on the economy s it going to work? >> well, if it works and i think that the theory is sound t will work eventually but slowly, so i don't think it will have an effect on the election. we won't probably see the impact of this for six months or so. it reflects two
you have as just reported in 20 countries protest against the united states. we were just reading reuters news. reporting u.s. sendi marines. >> we'll see. my rule is you can never escape the middle east. the middle east will always come back and something will happen there and we will focus our attention. but i still basically agree with ruth, unless things run out of control in part because despite the huffing and puffing there is really not a lot of partisan disagreement about most...
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when i moved to the united states almost 30 years ago, i could not find an omega-3 fish oil that worked for me. i became inspired to bring a new definition of fish oil quality to the world. today, nordic naturals is working to fulfill our mission of bringing omega-3s to everyone, because we believe omega-3s are essential to life. >> at&t >> the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: u.s. officials confirmed today a drone strike killed the number two leader of al qaeda. the strike happened yesterday in north waziristan in pakistan, targeting abu yahya al-libi, seen as the most prominent figure in the terrorist network after its leader, ayman al- zawahri. at the white house today, press secretary jay carney would not confirm how al-libi died, but said his death was a major blo
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that is why he united states will do what we must to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> woodruff: but iran's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, has long insisted that the country's nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes. and during his own speech yesterday, he denounced potential military action by israel. >> testing new generations of ultra-modern weaponry and the pledge to disclose these armaments in due time is now being used as a new language of threat against nations to coerce them into accepting a new era of hegemony. continued threats by the uncivilized zionists to resort to military action against our great nation is a clear example of this bitter reality. >> woodruff: earlier this week, iran unveiled a new long-range reconnaissance drone and the country's revolutionary guard said it tested new missiles as well. prime minister netanyahu noted that while international sanctions by the u.s. and other countries have hurt the iranian economy, they did not stop its nuclear program. >> there's only one way to peacefully prevent iran from getting atomic bombs. and t
that is why he united states will do what we must to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> woodruff: but iran's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, has long insisted that the country's nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes. and during his own speech yesterday, he denounced potential military action by israel. >> testing new generations of ultra-modern weaponry and the pledge to disclose these armaments in due time is now being used as a new language of threat against...
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. >> the united states should also have learned that no policy that is based on a misunderstanding of the facts or wishful thinking is likely to succeed. and there are a whole series of assumptions built intohis trsition policabout the ability of thefghan national arm about the degradation of the taliban and the ability of afghan political lead yooers to fashion a fair transition of power from karzai who-to-whoever comes after. all of these assumptions look quite shaky and you don't want to ask american men and women to make the ultimate sacrifice if you're not willing to confront the facts head on and think honestly about where they may lead you. >> rose: we conclude wh kay freston, a well-known vegan, her book is called "the lean, a revolutionary and simple plan for lasting weight loss." i want to enjoy my life, celebrate food and have things i grew up loving with my family, with my friends. so for me i think the best thing that has worked-- and i think it's translated to other people-- is that if we set our intention to move toward health sand we lea into it and take steps inhe dir
. >> the united states should also have learned that no policy that is based on a misunderstanding of the facts or wishful thinking is likely to succeed. and there are a whole series of assumptions built intohis trsition policabout the ability of thefghan national arm about the degradation of the taliban and the ability of afghan political lead yooers to fashion a fair transition of power from karzai who-to-whoever comes after. all of these assumptions look quite shaky and you don't want...
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be adopting here in the united states and taking care of their own children. this is, as i said, a phenomenon that you hear in european cou reis and others that there's resistance building up in many places to transnational, to international adoptions and often this kind of sentiment plays very well but i think as lauren will probably tell us, from the very statistics it doesn't always translate into stepped-up adoptions at home and certainly not into more many orphanages and for the extensive care systems that children require. so actually i have to see if because mr. putin is now stuck some of his reputation on this, he made those pronouncements as we saw on the t.v. clip at his big annual press call and he's laid out in many respects a commitment to do more so we'll have to see if that is indeed the case. >> suarez: lauren, haven't other count freeze time to time either curtailed or shut down totally the flow of children to the united states? >> we have seen this. most notably probably guatemala, ethiopia. that was a potential recently. we've also seen pres
be adopting here in the united states and taking care of their own children. this is, as i said, a phenomenon that you hear in european cou reis and others that there's resistance building up in many places to transnational, to international adoptions and often this kind of sentiment plays very well but i think as lauren will probably tell us, from the very statistics it doesn't always translate into stepped-up adoptions at home and certainly not into more many orphanages and for the extensive...
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. >> this the united states senate. mark shields an david brooks >> brown: mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. >> woodruff: and ray suarez previews another political match to watch, thousands of miles south in venezuela, where long- time leader hugo chavez faces a young challenger. >> the election marks a watershed moment for the world's second largest oil producing nation. and a critical supplier of crude oil to the u.s. its number one customer. >> woodruff: that's all ahead tonighs nehour >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: carnegie corp >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made posble by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: more jobs, less unemployment. the september numbers offered the latest look into the u.s. economy, and the latest fuel for the fight over economic policy in the presidential campaign. it was the kind of news
. >> this the united states senate. mark shields an david brooks >> brown: mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. >> woodruff: and ray suarez previews another political match to watch, thousands of miles south in venezuela, where long- time leader hugo chavez faces a young challenger. >> the election marks a watershed moment for the world's second largest oil producing nation. and a critical supplier of crude oil to the u.s. its number one customer....
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states, united kingdom and ireland. fighting continues in syria and tensions escalate in iran's nuclear program. we also have watched violent attacks on u.s. embassies in arab countries. sau arabia is theeading player inhe regon that is experiencing an uncertain future. i'm pleased to have for instance turki al-faisal back on this program. welcome. >> thank you, it's a pleasure to be here and a privilege. >> let me talk about syria. what worries you about syria? >> may i take this opportunity first to tell you, charlie, that the kingdom's 80th birthday would take place four days from now? and according to the greg born calendar. according to the other calendar it will be 82 years ol and throughout these0 some years that we have had our kingdom everybody keeps talking about anen certain future for the kingdom. and because of the sagacity of the people of saudi arabia and the good will of the leadership and the government we have survived pretty well so far. we have many problems to face, including syria. many challenges
states, united kingdom and ireland. fighting continues in syria and tensions escalate in iran's nuclear program. we also have watched violent attacks on u.s. embassies in arab countries. sau arabia is theeading player inhe regon that is experiencing an uncertain future. i'm pleased to have for instance turki al-faisal back on this program. welcome. >> thank you, it's a pleasure to be here and a privilege. >> let me talk about syria. what worries you about syria? >> may i take...
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>> well, first of all, judy, i just want to say a tragic day for the united states and for the united states foreign service. we lost a great young ambassador and three outstanding diplomats. it's one of the blackest days in the history of the american foreservice, and we go all the way back to the founding of this country. >> i want to agree with the ambassador on that, too. >> i want to start there. look, i watched president obama's statement, and watched secretary clinton's statement. president obama is running against governor romney. governor romney is not running against the american embassy in cairo. the statements made by the president and secretary of state in no way,shape, or form apologized-- that was the charge-- for the united states or sympathized with the terrorists. and it's important to get the chronology right. the statement made by the embassy in i can roy was issued before the demonstrations. they have a big demonstrations coming. they evacuatedly the embassy. they're worried about physical violence. they simply were trying to say, "we don't agree with this film in
>> well, first of all, judy, i just want to say a tragic day for the united states and for the united states foreign service. we lost a great young ambassador and three outstanding diplomats. it's one of the blackest days in the history of the american foreservice, and we go all the way back to the founding of this country. >> i want to agree with the ambassador on that, too. >> i want to start there. look, i watched president obama's statement, and watched secretary clinton's...
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part of this is this is what makes the reimbursement model in the united states work. unfortunely. hostals and the medical system this is what drives it. >> ifill: let me ask you and then i want to ask dr. stream this, too. how does a patient know-- who trusts his or her doctor-- how do you know what the best test is? how do you know when someone says go get an e.k.g., it seems like a good idea when they don't need to? >> i think the issue there is we need to individualize things. so to have these blanket guidelines across these various professional societies, to try to cut costs and unnecessary things is fine. eacindividual needs to be carefully assessed and that should be a shared decision between the physician and the patient. so you don't want to see things standardized because that's, in fact, what has been largely the problem. every individual deserves special consideration. >> ifill: dr. stream, you're my doctor, i trust you implicitly and you tell know do something. am i to say to you... according to your guidelines am i expected to be as a patient empowered to say to you n
part of this is this is what makes the reimbursement model in the united states work. unfortunely. hostals and the medical system this is what drives it. >> ifill: let me ask you and then i want to ask dr. stream this, too. how does a patient know-- who trusts his or her doctor-- how do you know what the best test is? how do you know when someone says go get an e.k.g., it seems like a good idea when they don't need to? >> i think the issue there is we need to individualize things....
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states, that young people don't care about classical music or theater or opera or whatever. >> brown: you think there is a misunderstanding? >> well, of course. i mean, just look at our festival. we have almost 200 people between the ages of 17 and 26 singing their hearts out, playing their hearts out, and at the highest possible level. >> brown: maazel himself was a child phenomenon, first a violinist, and then making his conducting debut at age eight. he toured the country as a guest conductor of major orchestras as a teenager, and went on to head some of the world's leading orchestras, including in cleveland, vienna, pittsburgh, and new york, and has traveled the world for seven decades. at castleton, the young artists live in homes on the maazel property, eat communally in a local firehouse, and spend hours fine-tuning their craft. the castleton artists in training seminar, or "cats", is for singers. most are in their 20s, just at the beginning of their careers. ♪ ♪ they pay as much as $300 for a seven-week experience that 26- year-old megan gillespie of los angeles calls "li
states, that young people don't care about classical music or theater or opera or whatever. >> brown: you think there is a misunderstanding? >> well, of course. i mean, just look at our festival. we have almost 200 people between the ages of 17 and 26 singing their hearts out, playing their hearts out, and at the highest possible level. >> brown: maazel himself was a child phenomenon, first a violinist, and then making his conducting debut at age eight. he toured the country...
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he goes to china, he says i can use the chinese to put pressure on the united states. this man is still governing as if he's still the opposition, as if he's still active underground and not as the believer of 70, 80 million people >> in the meantimeweillee incidents like this? >> we'll see more incidents because there's no leadership and i think the egyptians should be reminded that they need the united states. the international legal obligations. >> brown: thank you all very much. and a postscript: what can the u.s. do to protect against attacks on embassies? we asked a former special agent for the state department about how to increase security and which missions are most at risk. that's on our "world" page. >> woodruff: the fed's action, as we said earlier, is aimed at making it easier for businesses to borrow and then spend money. our next story is about another effort to help business owners-- in this case, low income american entrepreneurs who are just getting started. special correspondent fred de sam lazaro reports on bringing an approach that's worked well in
he goes to china, he says i can use the chinese to put pressure on the united states. this man is still governing as if he's still the opposition, as if he's still active underground and not as the believer of 70, 80 million people >> in the meantimeweillee incidents like this? >> we'll see more incidents because there's no leadership and i think the egyptians should be reminded that they need the united states. the international legal obligations. >> brown: thank you all very...
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in the united states. it's going to be hard for a mexican leader to justify that people getting killed in mexico, to fight cartels that are trafficking in marijuana when they're being legalized in some states in the united states. that's going to be a complication that's going to have to be addressed in the bilateral relationship. >> suarez: shannon o'neal, all the way from street vendors to the president's office, there's a consensus in mexico that this is an american problem but one that isexico's to deal with. how is pena nieto going to deaver from president kald enron. >> as michael just said there's going to be a shift on a war from drug trafficking to reducing violence. some of the things you do to fight drug trafficking and reduce violence are the same things. they're professionalizing your police forces, improving strengthening your court system. some things are different. particularly the priorities that you place on your police forces. do they go after drug king pins or do they actually go off pe
in the united states. it's going to be hard for a mexican leader to justify that people getting killed in mexico, to fight cartels that are trafficking in marijuana when they're being legalized in some states in the united states. that's going to be a complication that's going to have to be addressed in the bilateral relationship. >> suarez: shannon o'neal, all the way from street vendors to the president's office, there's a consensus in mexico that this is an american problem but one...
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it is imperative that the united kingdom and the united states do aggressionive interrogation to get the truth. >> reporter: it was the worst crime on british soil. mass murder. yet still the unanswered questions persist. megrahi is dead. the mystery of lockerbie is not. >> holman: al-megrahi was 60 years old. a florida man's twins won't get his social security benefits because they were conceived artificially, after he died. the u.s. supreme court issued a unanimous decision today. it cited florida's inheritance law, which bars benefits in such cases. the court also agreed to hear a closely watched case involving surveillance of overseas communications. for analysis of the court's actions from marcia coyle of the "national law journal", visit our politics page. wall street ended a series of losing sessions on new signals that china will try to boost its economy. the dow jones industrial average gained 135 points to close at 12,504. the nasdaq rose 68 points to close at 2,847. the gains did not extend to facebook. the social media giant lost 11% in its second day of being a publicly
it is imperative that the united kingdom and the united states do aggressionive interrogation to get the truth. >> reporter: it was the worst crime on british soil. mass murder. yet still the unanswered questions persist. megrahi is dead. the mystery of lockerbie is not. >> holman: al-megrahi was 60 years old. a florida man's twins won't get his social security benefits because they were conceived artificially, after he died. the u.s. supreme court issued a unanimous decision today....
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what would he have the united states do right now to shape events with china? >> well, there has been some bipartisanship on east asia. so the obama administration after flirting with a dfferent policy in 2009 returned to an emphasis on asia that had been there in the previous administration. there was an emphasis that involved strengthening our alliances with japan and india and presenting to china a clear choice about we will cooperate if they play by the rules of the game, but we will also demand that they play by the rules of the game. that strategy, which obama came to rather late, has been the strategy that we followed in the past. that's the strategy thweill follow in the future. the problem with president obama's pivot to asia is not that he's focusing on asia. he's underresourced the visit to asia. the big difference between a second term for president obama and a romney administration would be that romney's pledge to beef up the u.s. navy, which is the key service of interest to strengthen our position in asia. i think that's an important difference.
what would he have the united states do right now to shape events with china? >> well, there has been some bipartisanship on east asia. so the obama administration after flirting with a dfferent policy in 2009 returned to an emphasis on asia that had been there in the previous administration. there was an emphasis that involved strengthening our alliances with japan and india and presenting to china a clear choice about we will cooperate if they play by the rules of the game, but we will...
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there is no crop insurance available for tart cherries in the united states. the only compensation for crop loss is filing for disaster relief which offers farmers low interest loans. jeff andresen, climatologist at michigan state university points out that this years early spring was an extreme weather event. but the existing record for cherry tree blooms gives him cause for concern. >> and we know now, from our climate records, that our seasonal warm-up is beginning on the average of about a week and a half earlier than it did just 30 years ago. so that's a rapid change. >> sreenivasan: this year wasn't the first time in recent years that cherry farmers saw low yields. whateallscares farmers is that a similar sequence of early spring warm ups and frost events occurred in 2002. >> well two of these types of years in ten is something we don't think has occurred before, at least not in the last century. >> i had a young farmer tell me a couple of months ago, he said, the old timers told me that 2002 was a once-in-a-lifetime thing. and now we have this. they lie
there is no crop insurance available for tart cherries in the united states. the only compensation for crop loss is filing for disaster relief which offers farmers low interest loans. jeff andresen, climatologist at michigan state university points out that this years early spring was an extreme weather event. but the existing record for cherry tree blooms gives him cause for concern. >> and we know now, from our climate records, that our seasonal warm-up is beginning on the average of...
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they are protected by the united states. several of those islands. there the cover of coral is very healthy. the fish populations are amazing. you still see healthy corals but when there's a lot of interaction with people then you get problems >> ifill: if i'm an average american who may never get to see the great barrier reef, unfortunately, why should i care about this? why is it important? >> well, reeves in general are incredibly important in the ocean. one quarter of everything that lives in the ocean lives with coral reef which is amazing when you think of the fact if you squash them down it's only about the size of texas or france. they're also worth quite a b of money. in the australian context, for example, about over 5 billion australian dollars and 50,000 jobs every year >> ifill: how do you stop this die-off? what are we supposed to be doing about it? >> there are a couple of things that we can do. one is that we can continue the regulations on fishing. the great barrier reef. one third of it is protectedded from all fishing. that's very
they are protected by the united states. several of those islands. there the cover of coral is very healthy. the fish populations are amazing. you still see healthy corals but when there's a lot of interaction with people then you get problems >> ifill: if i'm an average american who may never get to see the great barrier reef, unfortunately, why should i care about this? why is it important? >> well, reeves in general are incredibly important in the ocean. one quarter of everything...
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when i moved to the united states almost 30 years ago, i could not find an omega-3 fish oil that worked for me. i became inspired to bring a new definition of fish oil quality to the world. today, nordic naturals is working to fulfill our mission of bringing omega-3s to everyone, because we believe omega-3s are essential to life. at&t and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> warner: facebook made its debut as a publicly traded company today, but investors did not "like" the stock as much as many had expected. still, the initial public offering became the third largest on record. the widely anticipated stock offering finally got underway when facebook creator mark zuckerberg rang the nasdaq opening bell from his company headquarters in menlo park, california. >> in the past
when i moved to the united states almost 30 years ago, i could not find an omega-3 fish oil that worked for me. i became inspired to bring a new definition of fish oil quality to the world. today, nordic naturals is working to fulfill our mission of bringing omega-3s to everyone, because we believe omega-3s are essential to life. at&t and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. >> and with the ongoing...
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you could see an oil and gas construction in the united states. whether that wou sht thepri at the pump remains unclear. >> reporter: on another issue, tax cuts, the two men also presented sharply competing ideas. governor romney insisted he can cut marginal tax rates across the board by 20%, and limiting some loopholes that would be benefit neutral. >> why am i lowering taxes in the middle class? because under the last four years they have been buried. and i will not, i will not, under any circumstances, reduce the share that is being paid by the highest income taxpayers. and i will not, under any circumstances, increase taxes of the middle class. the president's spending, the president's borrowing, will cause this nation to have to raise taxes on the american people. not just at the high end. >> reporter: but the president pointed to analyses that found romney's initial tax proposals could cost nearly 5 trillion-dollar over 10 years, that did not take into account $2 trillion more from spending and other tax proposas. >> president obama: governo
you could see an oil and gas construction in the united states. whether that wou sht thepri at the pump remains unclear. >> reporter: on another issue, tax cuts, the two men also presented sharply competing ideas. governor romney insisted he can cut marginal tax rates across the board by 20%, and limiting some loopholes that would be benefit neutral. >> why am i lowering taxes in the middle class? because under the last four years they have been buried. and i will not, i will not,...
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states, when i'm president of the united states, we will stand with israel. and if israel is attacked, we have their back. not just diplomatically, not just culturally but militarily. that's number one. number two with regards to iran and the threat of iran, there's no question but that a nuclear iran, a nuclear capableable iran is teat to eric notnlyto our friends but ultimately to us to have iran have nuclear material, nuclear weapons that can be used against us or used to be threatening to us. it's also essential for us to understand what our mission is in iran. and that is to dissuade iran from having a nuclear weapon, through peaceful and diplomatic means. and crippling sanctions are something i called four or five years ago when i was in israel, at the conference i laid out seven step, crippling sanctions were number one. and they do work. you're seeing it right now in the economy. it's absolutely the right thing to do to have crippling sancton. i uld have put them in pla earer b it good that we have them. number two something i would add today is i wou
states, when i'm president of the united states, we will stand with israel. and if israel is attacked, we have their back. not just diplomatically, not just culturally but militarily. that's number one. number two with regards to iran and the threat of iran, there's no question but that a nuclear iran, a nuclear capableable iran is teat to eric notnlyto our friends but ultimately to us to have iran have nuclear material, nuclear weapons that can be used against us or used to be threatening to...
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the united states gets involved to g rid of colonel kadafy in libya. on the other hand more than 30,000 syrians have lost their lives and the united states has largely stood on the side lines. it's not clear what we're going to do if and when there are upheavals in places like jordan, bahrain or even saudi arabia. so i'm not sure we have the luxury of consistency. i think what both of them were saying was that the middle east is extraordinarily complex. governor romney said two interesting things i thought. one is that what the united states did in iraq and afghanistan cannot beemplate for the fure. thed idea we're ing t contue t sen hundds of thousands of americans to remake other societies, that's clearly a nonstarter. and then he said -- i think his phrase was -- we can't kill ourselves out of this mess. there has to be something else dealing with extremism and the muslim and arab world other than simply traditional counterterrorism and drone attacks. there has to be something larger to try to encourage the evolution of these societies so essentiall
the united states gets involved to g rid of colonel kadafy in libya. on the other hand more than 30,000 syrians have lost their lives and the united states has largely stood on the side lines. it's not clear what we're going to do if and when there are upheavals in places like jordan, bahrain or even saudi arabia. so i'm not sure we have the luxury of consistency. i think what both of them were saying was that the middle east is extraordinarily complex. governor romney said two interesting...
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hillary rodham clinton made the statement that it's imperative for united states that it's national security threat to have the state of open equality for women around the globe. it's exciting to see this. >> younow, there's the 15 winners of the past winners of the nobel peace prize -- of the nobel prize have banded together, it's called the nobel initiative. and they are actively using their platform to actively advocate for whole host of issue that impact women and using their voices. i'm saying beyond the three, i'm delighted that they all won, beyond these three the other women are in fact using their notoriety and organizing together to advocate. women have always been the victims of war, women and children. then they there are to asked to rebuild it. this just formalizes that. >> i'm glad to see that nobel committee is starting to go back to awarding people who are worthy of the nobel peace prize, unlike obama a couple years ago. these women are heroes, they help to bring attention to exactly what irene was talking about, the horrors of what's going on with women in other parts of the
hillary rodham clinton made the statement that it's imperative for united states that it's national security threat to have the state of open equality for women around the globe. it's exciting to see this. >> younow, there's the 15 winners of the past winners of the nobel peace prize -- of the nobel prize have banded together, it's called the nobel initiative. and they are actively using their platform to actively advocate for whole host of issue that impact women and using their voices....
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states and israel may have a different assessment of that. >> charlie, the united states and israel and many many other coutries around the world are united in a clear conviction that it is empathetical for us for iran to gain a nuclear capability and the sanction we've been discussions, the prospect of potential negotiations the mounting pressure and isolation that iran is facing are all designed to prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. now i'm not going to get into discussing intelligence matters but we're determined to prevent that from happening. the president has been exceedingly clear on that point. we hope and we're certainly working to try to exhaust all political and economic means of accomplishing that goal but he's been very clear that no options are off the table. i think that's the same point of view that israel has. how they make their own judgments about when they conclude the opportunity for political and economic measures has run its course, nobody can say for sure. >> charlie: did the president say clearly we cannot live with a nuclear-armed iran. we cannot
states and israel may have a different assessment of that. >> charlie, the united states and israel and many many other coutries around the world are united in a clear conviction that it is empathetical for us for iran to gain a nuclear capability and the sanction we've been discussions, the prospect of potential negotiations the mounting pressure and isolation that iran is facing are all designed to prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. now i'm not going to get into discussing...
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islamic fundamentalism is a problem but it is not just a problem for the united states or israel. citing what is going on with australia, germany, france -- attacks on those countries because of actions taken by a publication. we have to figure out how we deal with this. to say it is because of barack obama -- >> you stop theccommodation and the belief. if you act sweet and nice and support regimes, it will turn out well. it ends up really bad the. >> the world does not perceive obama being sweet and nice. he is the first democratic president to have a huge gap with his opponent on foreign policy, national security. mitt romney's world tour could not have been worse. >> what about those poll numbers? >> he is doing well but the country is not. >> but we are talking about the election. >> there has to be a point in which you say we have achieved all we can do. we are not going to leave boots on the ground to establish american power forever. >> in 2009, the surge was squandered by and administration that could not negotiate a deal that would give us presence. >> e iraqis were the o
islamic fundamentalism is a problem but it is not just a problem for the united states or israel. citing what is going on with australia, germany, france -- attacks on those countries because of actions taken by a publication. we have to figure out how we deal with this. to say it is because of barack obama -- >> you stop theccommodation and the belief. if you act sweet and nice and support regimes, it will turn out well. it ends up really bad the. >> the world does not perceive...
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. >> your condemnation has given a strong message that the united states government not only condemns it, but has absolutely no support for such blasphemous videos or content anywhere. i think that is an important message. i think that should go a long way in ending the violence on many streets in the world. >> brown: but in iran, at a military parade, president mahmoud ahmadinejad accused the u.s. and others of promoting strife under the guise of protecting civil liberties. >> ( translated ): they are seeking to trigger ethnic and religious conflicts. they chant fake slogans of freedom, and claim commitment to freedom of thought and freedom of speech. >> brown: and back in pakistan, prime minister raja pervez ashraf called for the world to outlaw blasphemy. >> we are demanding that the united nations and other international organizations seek a law that bans such hate speech aimed at fomenting hatred and sowing the seeds of discord through such falsehood. >> brown: in the meantime, pakistan shut down youtube access after the web site refused to remove the anti- islamic video. and in
. >> your condemnation has given a strong message that the united states government not only condemns it, but has absolutely no support for such blasphemous videos or content anywhere. i think that is an important message. i think that should go a long way in ending the violence on many streets in the world. >> brown: but in iran, at a military parade, president mahmoud ahmadinejad accused the u.s. and others of promoting strife under the guise of protecting civil liberties....
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. >> first of all it was the united states that brought this appeal to the supreme court. the united states argued basically that this was not a search within the fourth amendment because mr. jones had no reasonable expectation of privacy in the underbelly of his jeep or on the roads on which the jeep traveled. public roads that everybody could see. justice scalia in his opinion today rejected that argument. he said that the fourth amendment for most of our nation's history has embodied a special concern for government trespasses into the areas that the fourth amendment protects. and those areas are our right to be secure in our persons, houses, papers, and effects. the vehicle is an effect, he said. when the government obtains information through a physical intrusion into one of those protected areas, it is a search. >> brown: he's saying it's different than if the police just followed this car for all that time, something fundamentally different in the technology that's invasive? >> it's actually the physical attachment plus the obtaining the use of it to obtain the info
. >> first of all it was the united states that brought this appeal to the supreme court. the united states argued basically that this was not a search within the fourth amendment because mr. jones had no reasonable expectation of privacy in the underbelly of his jeep or on the roads on which the jeep traveled. public roads that everybody could see. justice scalia in his opinion today rejected that argument. he said that the fourth amendment for most of our nation's history has embodied a...
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the united states and the saudis and others provided assistance mostly through the pakistanis. there were several rebel elements some of which we would describe as hard-line islamists. they happened to be the most effective fighters against the soviets. we shouldn't be surprised if in a situation like syria, some of the groups that we would describe as hard-line islam i haves are some of the more effective fighters but basically we have a very confused situation on the opposition side. we have something called the free syrian army bull it's not really an army. that's sort of an umbrella term we've applied to a motley set of groups that run the whole gamut from jihaddist to those we might be more comfortable with politically >> suarez: but didn't that same experience -- arming the resistance against the soviets in afghanistan -- become the petary dish from which grew al eda? >> it did in a snse even though there wasn't u.s. assistance going directly to what became al qaeda, you had a group like a militia which now we think of them as having thrown the lot in with the taliban. i'
the united states and the saudis and others provided assistance mostly through the pakistanis. there were several rebel elements some of which we would describe as hard-line islamists. they happened to be the most effective fighters against the soviets. we shouldn't be surprised if in a situation like syria, some of the groups that we would describe as hard-line islam i haves are some of the more effective fighters but basically we have a very confused situation on the opposition side. we have...
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he served with 89 different republican united states senators. up until today, not one of them had ever endorsed him for president. that's a minute for sorts. i mean, it really is-- gliekd mike dewine. >> he did today. that does reflect a sense is he really the presidential candidate they want hum to be. he spent this week criticizing president bush's policies and i think that's an attempt to sort of explain his 18-point lanslide defeat at the hands of bob casey in pennsylvania in 2006. >> woodruff: that's a little convoluted. >> no, that the bush policies caused him to lose. how do you explain losing by 18 point if your third race. >> woodruff: mitt romney pointed that out several times. >> i'm glad to hear you standing for president bush. i agree with your point, any president-- republican, democrat, liberal, conservative-- when you have a collapsing financial sector and the collapse in the economy in the upper midwest is going to act. george bush acted on those things. president obama acted. it seems disconnected from reality and ideological t
he served with 89 different republican united states senators. up until today, not one of them had ever endorsed him for president. that's a minute for sorts. i mean, it really is-- gliekd mike dewine. >> he did today. that does reflect a sense is he really the presidential candidate they want hum to be. he spent this week criticizing president bush's policies and i think that's an attempt to sort of explain his 18-point lanslide defeat at the hands of bob casey in pennsylvania in 2006....
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now he's sought refuge from the united states. of course we have to protect him. we also have to try to encourage the chinese government to see this as an opportunity. i know that sounds a little naive, but there are many voices coming out of the top levels of chinese leadership right now that are calling for a nion underworld law. so this is the opportunity for the chinese government to show that it really is a nation that is ruled by law. >> ifill: sasha gong, a senior administration official said we're searching for the appropriate balance. in the past the appropriate balance has been to focus on discussions between the u.s. and china on trade or currency issues, not necessarily on human rights. is that even possible to find an appropriate balance? >> well, for human rights it should be part of trade, and economic relations. because you can'tay, ll, we developed trade and the economic relations first and the disregard of human rights, that's not who we are. we are the united states of america, and, well, i think what somewhat the voice of america heard is that
now he's sought refuge from the united states. of course we have to protect him. we also have to try to encourage the chinese government to see this as an opportunity. i know that sounds a little naive, but there are many voices coming out of the top levels of chinese leadership right now that are calling for a nion underworld law. so this is the opportunity for the chinese government to show that it really is a nation that is ruled by law. >> ifill: sasha gong, a senior administration...
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looking at libya and looking at syria, when should united nations or member states intervene? >> well, these are different situations. in libya, i think we've been right in intervening because gaddafi was a dictator, and you remember that there was a sort of libyan spring, and nobody was possible because of gaddafi. therefore, a decision was taken to intervene. >> rose: is the principle you don't intervene no matter how atroacials the acts of the government in power, if in fact they have a member of the security council who opposes? or if in fact they have an army which will make it a very bloody affair. >> no. >> rose: are those the rules? >> no. the rule is because of veto if one or two people-- nations -- permanent security members-- we cannot contribute because our principle is to intervene only if we have a legal authorization. and up to now, three times, russia and china say no. and, therefore, up to now, we haven't been able to intervene. which is a humanitarian catastrophe. because every day you have more than 200 people killed. and because the security council doesn't
looking at libya and looking at syria, when should united nations or member states intervene? >> well, these are different situations. in libya, i think we've been right in intervening because gaddafi was a dictator, and you remember that there was a sort of libyan spring, and nobody was possible because of gaddafi. therefore, a decision was taken to intervene. >> rose: is the principle you don't intervene no matter how atroacials the acts of the government in power, if in fact they...
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. >> the united states condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. we will work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people. >> reporter: during a phone kwacall with the president of libya, obama asked libyan authorities to secure the safety of u.s. embassy staff. they confirmed they will cooperate to identify the assailants and bring them to justice. at the same time the obama administration is apparently trying to show consideration for protesters in the arab world. the president criticized the american made film that angered many muslims. the chairman of the u.s. joint chiefs of staffs made a phone call to a christian pastor who expressed his support for the prodtion and asked the pastor to reverse his position. he sparked controversy in recent yearsed by bu by burning the ko. the obama administration is facing the task of condemning the killing of its ambassador while trying to calm sentiments in the middle east. >>> a new u.n. report says the taliban raked in hundreds of millions of dollars last fiscal year
. >> the united states condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. we will work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people. >> reporter: during a phone kwacall with the president of libya, obama asked libyan authorities to secure the safety of u.s. embassy staff. they confirmed they will cooperate to identify the assailants and bring them to justice. at the same time the obama administration is apparently trying to...
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in a sense the united states and our allies is to create an environment in which they say under governmental control, is maybe even under the control of e current guardians but a superstructure of the free syrian army or the new government of syria taking charge of them but they're managed by people that understand weapons and can know the inventory and maintain the security around them. so it's a very difficult game between transition on the one hand, trying to preserve as much of the protective measures as you can. we did that somewhere w some success in libya. not complete by any means. >> brown: going back to where we started with the day at the u.n. and russia plague the rle is playing, russia is ose to syria. can the u.s. ask rushes for help on this chemical weapons issue in is that possible. >> one would hope so. certainly if there was a risk of loss and you wanted to bring an international team of some kind in you want to have the russians as part of it to reinforce the credibility and not to isolate them but try to get them as part of.... >> brown: last word on that? >> as part of a
in a sense the united states and our allies is to create an environment in which they say under governmental control, is maybe even under the control of e current guardians but a superstructure of the free syrian army or the new government of syria taking charge of them but they're managed by people that understand weapons and can know the inventory and maintain the security around them. so it's a very difficult game between transition on the one hand, trying to preserve as much of the...
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but i really don't see any alteativtoegotting his asylum in the united states. but remember the last time this happened was fong lee jur, took is a year to do it and now secretary clinton in 24 hours business to land in beijing. i hope that curt campbell has worked miracles, but i'm not very optimistic about coming to an agreement before these talks start. >> ifill: let me ask you about something you brought up earlier which is there's a lot of other domestic polical turmoil in china right now. is there y coecti betwn this and t oth caseor c the be? >> well, there's no direct connection. but i think they're both the result of a system in which the internal security police have really gone out of control. the great insecurity of china's leaders about domestic threats to their rule, have caused them to allow the control cartel, i call them, the internal security people, the propaganda people, you know, they're basically allod too whatever they nt and the standing committee of the polit bureau is not restraining them. if you look at both these cases, i think they'r
but i really don't see any alteativtoegotting his asylum in the united states. but remember the last time this happened was fong lee jur, took is a year to do it and now secretary clinton in 24 hours business to land in beijing. i hope that curt campbell has worked miracles, but i'm not very optimistic about coming to an agreement before these talks start. >> ifill: let me ask you about something you brought up earlier which is there's a lot of other domestic polical turmoil in china...
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testing is an importt one. >> and what's happening is a lot of the lessons that the united states really learned from its global fight in aids in africa are being brought back home. back to anacostia, back to the bronx, back to san francisco and miami. and there are using some of the tactics to really reach the population to educate them, to let them know about the dangers and to make sure that they themselves know if they are hiv positive or not. >> suarez: street health educators funded by the d.c. government, federal and private grants, fan out on the streets of a washington neighborhood. >> do you want to do this free h.i.v. testing? >> yes. >> suarez: knowing your h.i.v. status is now believed to be one of the most powerful weapons in the aids prevention arsenal. it's simple to test, and fast. >> here you go, here's some condoms. we're doing free h.i.v. testing. >> suarez: terrence young is the manager of testing and field operations for the community education group. >> we've seen a constant increase in our annual amount of tests and annual amount of positives diagnosed. we're in t
testing is an importt one. >> and what's happening is a lot of the lessons that the united states really learned from its global fight in aids in africa are being brought back home. back to anacostia, back to the bronx, back to san francisco and miami. and there are using some of the tactics to really reach the population to educate them, to let them know about the dangers and to make sure that they themselves know if they are hiv positive or not. >> suarez: street health educators...
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finally his attitude towards the united states. he criticized the united states by harsh words. but at the same time he said he love american movies, world twar 2 vies. e will send his daughter to the united states but most importantly that he made personal positions to bury the ashes of the u.s. ambassador who was a missionary-educator who served as the president of a university and also the u.s. ambassador for china in 1949 because he wanted... in his wishes he wanted to. this is very dif... difficult. it sounds like he's a symbolic figure. >> ifill: here we have a mixed bag, michael pillsbury. we're hearing in some ways he was born to it. on the other hand he seems to have this affection for private enter prize. is he... would he be a reformer in the western sense or in any sense of the word? >> probably not. they have sort of a committee system that runs china. so any united states can't really rise above or ignore his colleagues. i agree with you, there's contradictory evidence about vice president she. in their system it's quite the opposite of our republican primary where
finally his attitude towards the united states. he criticized the united states by harsh words. but at the same time he said he love american movies, world twar 2 vies. e will send his daughter to the united states but most importantly that he made personal positions to bury the ashes of the u.s. ambassador who was a missionary-educator who served as the president of a university and also the u.s. ambassador for china in 1949 because he wanted... in his wishes he wanted to. this is very dif......
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is the united states' greatest trading partner. a quarter of all u.s. exports go to the e.u. and so if the e.u. slips into recession, it stops buying goods. the u.s. is going to have a very hard time boosting its own economic growth. >> brown: margaret warner in brussels, thanks so much. >> warner: thanks, jeff. >> ifill: the man who turned global health and population numbers into an internet sensation. ray suarez has that story. >> suarez: amid the glitter of a black-tie fund-raiser in new york city, a downright unglittery guest made his way into the room. dr. hans rosling, a swedish global health professor was given a humanitarian award at the annual action against hunger gala and was the night's star attraction. >> tonight you'll hear from one of the world's most inspired thinkers. ladies and gentlemen, will you join me in giving hans rosling a very warm welcome. ( applause ) >> suarez: over the last five years, this unassuming professor has collected millions of fans around the world with a usually unglitzy topic: statistics. >> 1,000 dollar, 10,000 dollar, 100,000 dolla
is the united states' greatest trading partner. a quarter of all u.s. exports go to the e.u. and so if the e.u. slips into recession, it stops buying goods. the u.s. is going to have a very hard time boosting its own economic growth. >> brown: margaret warner in brussels, thanks so much. >> warner: thanks, jeff. >> ifill: the man who turned global health and population numbers into an internet sensation. ray suarez has that story. >> suarez: amid the glitter of a...